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Iraqis flee to an area held by the Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division in the Samah neighbourhood of Mosul on November 15, 2016, during an ongoing operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. Hundreds of people used the opportunity to get out of harms way during a period of relative calm on the frontline neighbourhoods of eastern Mosul. / AFP / Odd ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraqis flee to an area held by the Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division in the Samah neighbourhood of Mosul on November 15, 2016, during an ongoing operation against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.  
Hundreds of people used the opportunity to get out of harms way during a period of relative calm on the frontline neighbourhoods of eastern Mosul. / AFP / Odd ANDERSEN        (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)